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United States Patent |
5,108,883
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Matejec
,   et al.
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April 28, 1992
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Color photographic recording material
Abstract
Color photographic recording material containing as cyan correction dyes,
azomethine dyes corresponding to the general formula IV or V
##STR1##
is distinguished from materials containing the cyan correction dyes
hitherto used by its increased stability of latent image nuclei when
stored under tropical conditions (35.degree. C. at 90% relative humidity).
In formulae IV and V,
R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 denote H, optionally substitued C.sub.1 -C.sub.4
-alkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 -aryl and C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkoxy,
R.sub.3 denotes H, optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.6
-C.sub.10 -aryl and C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkoxy nd halogen,
R.sub.4 denotes H, optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl and
C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkoxy, CN, halogen, SO.sub.2 R.sub.7, COOR.sub.7,
SO.sub.2 OR.sub.7, COR.sub.7, SO.sub.2 NR.sub.7 R.sub.8 and CONR.sub.7
R.sub.8,
R.sub.5 denotes NHCOR.sub.9, NHCOOR.sub.9, NHSO.sub.2 R.sub.9 and
NHPO(R.sub.9).sub.2,
R.sub.6 denotes CON(R.sub.9).sub.2, NHCOR.sub.9, NHCOOR.sub.9, NHSO.sub.2
R.sub.9, NHCON(Rphd 9).sub.2 and NHSO.sub.2 N(R.sub.9).sub.2,
R.sub.7 denotes optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl and C.sub.6
-C.sub.10 -aryl,
R.sub.8 denotes H and R.sub.7, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 may form a five-membered
or six-membered, optionally substituted ring,
R.sub.9 denotes H, optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.5
-C.sub.10 -cycloalkyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6
-alkinyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 -aryl, C.sub.5 -C.sub.10 -heteroaryl or
heteroalkyl and C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkoxy,
Ballast denotes conventional ballast groups and n stands for 1 or 2.
Inventors:
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Matejec; Reinhart (Leverkusen, DE);
Boon; Erich W. (Solingen, DE);
Langen; Hans (Solingen, DE)
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Assignee:
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Agfa Gevaert Aktiengesellschaft (Leverkusen-Bayerwerk, DE)
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Appl. No.:
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613454 |
Filed:
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November 9, 1990 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
Current U.S. Class: |
430/504; 430/507; 430/522; 430/552; 430/553 |
Intern'l Class: |
G03C 001/46 |
Field of Search: |
430/504,507,522,553,552
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References Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
3547640 | Dec., 1970 | Beckett et al. | 430/504.
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4333999 | Jun., 1982 | Lau | 430/533.
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4690889 | Sep., 1987 | Saito et al. | 430/552.
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4851327 | Jul., 1989 | Fuchizawa et al. | 430/526.
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Primary Examiner: Bowers, Jr; Charles L.
Assistant Examiner: Neville; Thomas R.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Connolly and Hutz
Parent Case Text
This application is a continuation of the copending U.S. application Ser.
No. 07/370,452 filed Jun. 23, 1989, now abandoned, by Reinhard Matejec,
Hans Langen and Erich Wolff entitled Color Photographic recording
Material.
Claims
We claim:
1. Color photographic recording material having a layer support and at
least three light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers differing in
their spectral sensitivity applied to said layer support, which silver
halide emulsion layers are spectrally associated with, respectively, a
cyan coupler, a magenta coupler and a yellow coupler, characterised in
that the colour photographic recording material contains, as cyan
correction dyes, azomethine dyes corresponding to the general formula (IV)
##STR45##
wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 denote H, and optionally substituted C.sub.1
-C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 -aryl and C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkoxy,
R.sub.3 denotes H, and optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl,
C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 -aryl and C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkoxy and halogen,
R.sub.4 denotes H, optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl and
C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkoxy, CN, halogen, SO.sub.2 R.sub.7, COOR.sub.7,
SO.sub.2 OR.sub.7, COR.sub.7, SO.sub.2 NR.sub.7 R.sub.8 and CONR.sub.7
R.sub.8,
R.sub.7 denotes optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl and C.sub.6
-C.sub.10 -aryl,
R.sub.8 denotes H, or together with R.sub.8 a five-membered or
six-membered, optionally substituted ring,
Ballast denotes conventional ballast groups and n denotes 1 or 2.
2. Color photographic recording material according to claim 1 wherein the
cyan correction dye is incorporated in a layer which is arranged closer to
the support than any light-sensitive layer.
3. Colour photographic recording material according to claim 1,
characterized in that the cyan correction dyes IV are obtained by
oxidative coupling of p-phenylenediamine derivatives corresponding to the
general formula (I)
##STR46##
with cyan couplers of the general formula (II)
##STR47##
in which the substituents R.sub.1 to R.sub.4, n and Ballast have the
meanings indicated in claim 4, and X.sub.1 denotes H, F, Cl and optionally
substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy.
Description
This invention relates to a light-sensitive colour photographic recording
material containing a layer support and at least three light-sensitive
silver halide emulsion layers, each of a different spectral sensitivity,
arranged on said layer support, which silver halide emulsion layers are
spectrally associated with, respectively, a cyan coupler, a magenta
coupler and a yellow coupler. As a result of the use of special cyan
correction dyes corresponding to the formulae of the dyes according to the
invention, the stability of the latent image under tropical conditions is
improved compared with that of materials containing conventional cyan
correction dyes.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In the preparation of silver halide emulsions, fluctuations occur which
result in differences in minimum densities in the processed colour
photographic material. The mass production of copies, however, requires
compatible photographic materials. The differing photographic materials
can be compared with one another on the basis of the characteristic colour
density curves of the three partial colour images. For this purpose, the
photographic material is exposed through a grey wedge with a specified
intensity of illumination. After colour development, the photographic
material on which the step wedge has been copied is measured in a
densitometer behind a blue, green or red filter.
The characteristic colour density curves of the individual partial colour
images is obtained by plotting the colour density value measurements
against the logarithm of exposure. These curves should take a parallel
course for neutral colour reproduction. Further, when a neutral object of
medium brightness is photographed, the density differences between the
yellow and the magenta partial colour image and between the magenta and
the cyan partial colour image obtained from different photographic
materials should as far as possible be equal if comparable images are to
be obtained in the copying process since copying may then be carried out
with the same storage adjustment of the print systems so that it becomes
unnecessary to select different photographic materials.
The final adjustment of the colour density curves of the individual partial
colour images and hence also the density differences between them is
carried out with so-called correction dyes chosen according to the charge
of the emulsion. In order to obtain optimum image results in the region of
over exposure as well as the region of under-exposure and prevent colour
casts, the correction dye must be comparable to the dye produced by
chromogenic development.
It has been found in practice, however, that the cyan correction dyes
conventionally used, which are obtained latent image in storage under
tropical conditions (e.g. at 90% relative humidity and 35.degree. C.).
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It was an object of the present invention to develop cyan correction dyes
for a colour photographic recording material which would have no adverse
effects on the stability of the latent image in storage under tropical
conditions.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The present invention relates to a colour photographic recording material
comprising a layer support and at least three silver halide emulsion
layers of different spectral sensitivities arranged on the layer support
and spectrally associated with, respectively, a cyan coupler, a magenta
coupler and a yellow coupler, characterised in that the colour
photographic recording material contains, as cyan correction dyes,
azomethine dyes obtained, for example, by the oxidative coupling of
p-phenylenediamine derivatives corresponding to the general formula (I)
##STR2##
wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 denote H and optionally substituted C.sub.1
-C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 -aryl and C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkoxy,
R.sub.3 denotes H, optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.6
-C.sub.10 -aryl and C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkoxy and halogen, and
n stands for 1 or 2
with cyan couplers corresponding to the general formula (II) or (III)
##STR3##
wherein R.sub.4 denotes H, optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl
and C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkoxy, CN, halogen, SO.sub.2 R.sub.7, COOR.sub.7,
SO.sub.2 OR.sub.7, COR.sub.7, SO.sub.2 NR.sub.7 R.sub.8 and CONR.sub.7
R.sub.8,
R.sub.5 denotes NHCOR.sub.9, NHCOOR.sub.9, NHSO.sub.2 R.sub.9 and
NHPO(R.sub.9).sub.2,
R.sub.6 denotes CON(R.sub.9).sub.2, NHCOR.sub.9, NHCOOR.sub.9, NHSO.sub.2
R.sub.9, NHCON(R.sub.9).sub.2 and NHSO.sub.2 N(R.sub.9).sub.2,
R.sub.7 denotes optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl and C.sub.6
-C.sub.10 -aryl,
R.sub.8 denotes H and R.sub.7 which together with R.sub.8 may form a
5-membered or 6-membered, optionally substituted ring,
R.sub.9 denotes H, optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, C.sub.2
-C.sub.6 -alkenyl, C.sub.2 -C.sub.6 -alkinyl, C.sub.6 -C.sub.10 -aryl,
C.sub.5 -C.sub.10 -heteroaryl or heteroalkyl and C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkoxy,
Ballast denotes conventional ballast groups and .sub.1 and X.sub.2 denote
H, F, Cl and optionally substituted C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkoxy
to form dyes corresponding to the general formula (IV) or (V)
##STR4##
in which the substituents R.sub.1 to R.sub.6 have the meanings indicated
above.
Examples of p-phenylenediamine derivatives corresponding to the general
formula (I) are listed below:
##STR5##
The following compounds are examples of cyan couplers corresponding to
formula (II):
##STR6##
Couplers having the structure of formula II are described in EP-A-161 626,
EP-A-67 689 and DE-OS 33 00 412.
Examples of compounds corresponding to formula (III) are shown below:
##STR7##
The following are examples of ballast groups in formula (IV):
##STR8##
The dyes according to the invention may be synthesized not only by the
above-mentioned oxidative coupling of p-phenylenediamine derivatives with
phenols or napthols but also by the condensation of
p-nitroso-N,N-dialylanilines with cyan couplers corresponding to formula
(II) or (III) (X.sub.1,X.sub.2 =H).
The oxidizing agents used for the first method may be silver salts such as
AgNO.sub.3, AgCl, AgBr, Ag.sub.2 CO.sub.3 on cellite, potassium
hexacyanoferrate, potassium dichromate, potassium peroxydisulphate,
hydrogen peroxide, etc. The product of oxidation of the p-phenylenediamine
derivatives reacts with the colour couplers to form the corresponding
dyes.
EXAMPLE OF SYNTHESIS 1
Dye F-1 by oxidative coupling of Compound I-6 with Coupler II-1
______________________________________
##STR9##
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45 g of II-1 are dissolved with
33 g of I-6 in
900 ml of methanol and to this solution are added
90 ml of sodium methylate solution (30% by weight).
A solution of
36 g of ammonium peroxydisulphate in
90 ml of water and
180 ml of methanol is then added.
300 ml of water are subsequently stirred in and the
precipitate is suction filtered, washed and
boiled with
500 ml of methanol.
Yield: 43 g, melting point 220.degree. C.
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EXAMPLE OF SYNTHESIS 2
Dye F-2 by oxidative coupling of Compound I-6 with Coupler III-20
______________________________________
##STR10##
______________________________________
52.8 g of 5-i-butoxycarbonylamino-1-naphthol-2-carboxylic
acid-dodecyl-oxy-poropylamide (III-20) are
dissolved together with
31 g of 2-methyl-4-N-ethyl-N-hydroxyethyl-aniline
(I-6) in
900 ml of methanol and to this solution are added
100 ml of sodium methylate solution (30% by weight).
After the addition of
50 g of ammonium peroxydisulphate in
120 ml of water and
240 ml of methanol, the reaction mixture is stirred
for 15 minutes and the dye is then precipitated
by stirring the reaction mixture into
3 l of ice water.
The crude product is purified by column chro-
matography on silica gel using ethyl acetate/meth-
ylene chloride (1:1) as solvent.
Yield: 58 g, m.p.: 168.degree. C.
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The dyes corresponding to the general formulae (IV) and (V) are
distinguished by a suitable longwave absorption in the red spectral region
between 650 and 730 nm as well as by narrow half band widths and low side
densities in the green spectral region.
The main advantage of the above-mentioned azomethine dyes, however, is
their surprising property that they are not capable of destroying latent
image nuclei by oxidation. No destruction of the latent image occurs even
under tropical conditions at temperatures of 35.degree. C. and 90%
relative humidity.
The correction dyes may be emulsified by, for example, the following
method:
100 g of the dye were dissolved in a mixture of 300 ml of ethyl acetate and
200 ml of tetrahydrofuran and to this solution were added 100 g of
tricresylphosphate and 100 g of diethyllauramide. After adjustment of the
temperature to 50.degree. C., the mixture was emulsified in 2 kg of 5%
gelatine which had been heated to 50.degree. C. and to which 10 g of
dodecylbenzene sulphonic acid sodium had been added. This emulsification
was carried out with a high pressure homogenizer, Model 15 M-8TA with
two-stage homogenizing valve manufactured by Manton-Goulin S.A. The
readily volatile solvent was subsequently evaporated off under vacuum and
the dispersion left behind solidified at 8.degree. C.
The supports used for the preparation of the colour photographic materials
may be, for example, films and sheets of semisynthetic and synthetic
polymers such as cellulose nitrate, cellulose acetate, cellulose butyrate,
polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, polyethylene terephthalate and
polycarbonate as well as paper laminated with a baryta layer or a layer of
.alpha.-olefine polymer (e.g. polyethylene). These supports may be
coloured with dyes and pigments, e.g. titanium dioxide. They may also be
coloured black as protective against the light. The surface of the support
is generally subjected to a treatment to improve the adherence of the
photographic emulsion layer, for example a corona discharge followed by
application of a substrate layer.
The colour photographic materials normally contain at least one
red-sensitive, at least one green-sensitive and at least one
blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and optionally also
interlayers and protective layers. Preferably, the cyan correction dyes
according to the invention are incorporated in a layer which is arranged
closer to the support than any light-sensitive layer.
The main components of the photographic emulsion layers are binders, silver
halide grains and colour couplers.
The binder used is preferably gelatine but this may be partly or completely
replaced by other synthetic, semisynthetic or naturally occurring
polymers. Examples of synthetic gelatine substitutes are polyvinyl
alcohol, poly-N-vinylpyrrolidone, polyacrylamides, polyacrylic acid and
derivatives thereof, especially copolymers thereof. Naturally occurring
gelatine substitutes include, for example, other proteins such as albumin
or casein, cellulose, sugar, starch and alginates. Semisynthetic gelatine
substitutes are generally modified naturally occurring products. Cellulose
derivatives such as hydroxyalkylcellulose, carboxymethylcellulose and
phthalyl cellulose as well as gelatine derivatives obtained by a reaction
with alkylating or acylating agents or by the grafting of polymerisable
monomers are examples of these.
The binders should contain a sufficient quantity of functional groups to
produce sufficiently resistant layers by their reaction with suitable
hardeners. The functional groups are mainly amino groups but also carboxyl
groups, hydroxyl groups and active methylene groups.
Gelatine, which is the binder preferably used, may be obtained by acid or
by alkaline decomposition. Oxidized gelatine may also be used. The
preparation of such gelatines is described, for example, in "The Science
and Technology of Gelatine", published by A. G. Ward and A. Courts,
Academic Press 1977, pages 295 et seq. The gelatine should be as free as
possible from photographically active impurities (inert gelatine).
Gelatines which have a high viscosity and low swelling are particularly
advantageous.
The silver halide present as the light-sensitive component of the
photographic material may be composed of chloride, bromide or iodide or
mixtures thereof. The halide content of at least one layer may consist,
for example, of 0 to 15 mol-% of iodide, 0 to 100 mol-% of chloride and 0
to 100 mol-% of bromide. The halides may consist of predominantly compact
crystals, e.g. in the form of regular cubes or octahedrons or transitional
forms but platelet shaped crystals having an average ratio of diameter to
thickness of preferably at least 5:1 are advantageously also present, the
diameter of a grain being defined as the diameter of a circle having a
surface area equal to the projected surface area of the grain. The layers
may also contain tabular silver halide crystals, in which the ratio of
diameter to thickness is substantially greater than 5:1, e.g. from 12:1 to
30:1.
The silver halide grains may also have a multilayered grain structure
consisting, in the simplest case, of an inner grain region and an outer
grain region (core/shell) which differ from one another in their halide
composition and/or other modifications such as doping. The average grain
size of the emulsions is preferably from 0.2 .mu.m to 2.0 .mu.m and the
grain size distribution may be either homodisperse or heterodisperse. A
homodisperse grain size distribution means that 95% of the grains deviate
from the average grain size by not more than .+-.30%. The emulsions may
also be in the form of mixtures of several homodisperse emulsions and
mixtures of homodisperse and/or heterodisperse emulsions. The emulsions
may contain organic silver salts in addition to the silver halide, e.g.
silver benzotriazolate or silver behenate.
Two or more types of silver halide emulsions which have been prepared
separately may be used as a mixture.
The photographic emulsions may be prepared from soluble silver salts and
soluble halides by various methods (e.g. P. Glafkides, Chimie et Physique
Photographique, Paul Montel, Paris (1967), G. F. Duffin, Photographic
Emulsion Chemistry, The Focal Press, London (1966), V. L. Zelikman et al,
Making and Coating Photographic Emulsions, The Focal Press, London (1966).
Precipitation of the silver halide is preferably carried out in the
presence of the binder, e.g. gelatine, and may be carried out at an acid,
neutral or alkaline pH, preferably with the additional use of silver
halide complex formers such as, for example, ammonia, thioethers,
imidazole, ammonium thiocyanate or excess halide. The water-soluble silver
salts and the halides may be brought together either successively by the
single jet process or simultaneously by the double jet process or by any
combination of the two processes. They are preferably introduced at
increasing inflow rates but the "critical" inflow rate at which fresh
nuclei just fail to be produced should not be exceeded. The pAg range may
vary within wide limits during precipitation which, however, is preferably
carried out by the so-called pAg controlled process in which the pAg is
either kept constant at a particular value or made to pass through a
predetermined profile during precipitation. Precipitation may be carried
out under the preferred condition of a halide excess but may also be
carried out as a so-called inverse precipitation with an excess of silver
ions. The silver halide crystals may be made to grow not only by
precipitation but also by physical ripening (Ostwald ripening) in the
presence of excess halide and/or silver halide complex formers. Growth of
the emulsion grains may in fact take place predominantly by Ostwald
ripening, in which case a fine grained, so-called Lippmann emulsion is
advantageously mixed with a more sparingly soluble emulsion and dissolved
and reprecipitated on the latter.
Salts or complexes of metals such as Cd, Zn, Pb, Tl, Bi, Ir, Rh or Fe may
be present during the precipitation and/or physical ripening of the silver
halide grains.
Precipitation may also be carried out in the presence of sensitizing dyes.
Complex formers and/or dyes may be rendered inactive at any stage, e.g. by
alteration of the pH or by an oxidative treatment.
After crystal formation has been terminated or at an earlier stage, the
soluble salts are removed from the emulsion, e.g. by shredding and
washing, by flocculation and washing, by ultrafiltration or by means of
ion exchangers.
The silver halide emulsion is generally subjected to a chemical
sensitization under specified conditions of pH, pAg, temperature and
concentration of gelatine, silver halide and sensitizer until the optimum
sensitivity and fogging is reached. The procedure has been described e.g.
by H. Frieser in "Die Grundlagen der Photographischen Prozesse mit
Silverhalogeniden", pages 675-734, published by Akademische
Verlagsgesellschaft (1968).
Chemical sensitization may be carried out with the addition of compounds of
sulphur, selenium or tellurium and/or compounds of metals of sub-Groups I
and/or VIII of the Periodic System (e.g. gold, platinum, palladium or
iridium). Thiocyanate compounds, surface-active compounds such as
thioethers, heterocyclic nitrogen compounds (e.g. imidazoles, azaindenes)
and spectral sensitizers (described e.g. by F. Hamer in "The Cyanine Dyes
and Related Compounds", 1964, and Ullmanns Encyclopadie der technischen
Chemie, 4th Edition, Vol. 18, pages 431 et seq and Research Disclosure No.
17643, Section III) may also be added. In addition to or instead of this
form of chemical sensitization, a reduction sensitization may be carried
out with the addition of reducing agents (tin-II salts, amines, hydrazine
derivative, aminoboranes, silanes, formamidine sulphinic acid), by means
of hydrogen or a low pAg (e.g. below 5) and/or by means of a high pH (e.g.
above 8).
The photographic emulsions may contain compounds to prevent fogging or to
stabilize the photographic function during production, storage or
photographic processing.
Azaindenes are particular suitable, especially tetra- and pentaazaindenes
and more particularly those which are substituted with hydroxyl or amino
groups. Compounds of this type are described, e.g. by Birr, Z. Wiss. Phot.
47, (1952), pages 2 to 58. Salts of metals such as mercury or cadmium,
aromatic sulphonic or sulphinic acids such as benzene sulphinic acid,
nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds such as nitrobenzimidazole or
nitroindazole and optionally substituted benzortriazoles or
benzothiazolium salts may also be used as anti-foggants. Heterocyclic
compounds containing mercapto groups are particularly suitable. e.g.
mercaptobenzothiazoles, mercaptobenzimidazoles, mercaptotetrazoles,
mercaptothiadiazoles or mercaptopyrimidines. These mercaptoazoles may also
contain a water solubilizing group, e.g. a carboxyl group or a sulpho
group. Other suitable compounds are published in Research Disclosure No.
17643 (1978), Section VI.
The stabilizers may be added to the silver halide emulsions before, during
or after their ripening. The compounds may, of course, also be added to
other photographic layers associated with a silver halide layer.
Mixtures of two or more of the above-mentioned compounds may be used.
The photographic emulsion layers or other hydrophilic colloid layers of the
light-sensitive material prepared according to the invention may contain
surface-active agents for various purposes, e.g. coating auxiliaries or
additives to prevent electric charging, to improve the slip properties, to
emulsify the dispersion, to prevent adhesion and to improve the
photographic characteristics (e.g. development acceleration, high
contrast, sensitization, etc.). In addition to naturally occurring
surface-active compounds such as saponin, synthetic surface-active
compounds (surface-active agents) are mainly used. These include non-ionic
surface-active agents such as alkylene oxide compounds, glycerol compounds
or glycidol compounds; cationic surface-active agents such as higher
alkylamines, quaternary ammonium salts, pyridine compounds and other
heterocyclic compounds, sulphonium compounds and phosphonium compounds;
anionic surface-active agents containing an acid group such as a
carboxylic acid, sulphonic acid, phosphoric acid, sulphuric acid ester or
phosphoric acid ester group; ampholytic surface-active agents such as
amino acid compounds and amino sulphonic acid compounds and sulphuric or
phosphoric acid esters of amino alcohol.
The photographic emulsions may be spectrally sensitized with methine dyes
or other dyes. Cyanine dyes, merocyanine dyes and complex merocyanine dyes
are particularly suitable for this purpose.
Sensitizers may be omitted if the intrinsic sensitivity of the silver
halide is sufficient for a particular spectral region, as, for example,
the blue sensitivity of silver bromides.
Non-diffusible monomeric or polymeric colour couplers are associated with
the emulsion layers of different sensitivities. These couplers may be
contained in the same layer or in an adjacent layer. Cyan couplers are
generally associated with the red-sensitive layers, magenta couplers with
the green-sensitive layers and yellow couplers with the blue-sensitive
layers.
The colour couplers for producing the cyan partial colour image are
generally couplers of the phenol or .alpha.-naphthol series. The following
are suitable examples:
##STR11##
Colour couplers for producing the magenta partial colour image are
generally couplers of the 5-pyrazolone series, the indazolone or the
pyrazoloazole series. The following are suitable examples:
##STR12##
Colour couplers for producing the yellow partial colour image are
generally couplers containing an open chain ketomethylene group, in
particular couplers of the .alpha.-acylacetamide series.
.alpha.-Benzoylacetanilide couplers and .alpha.-pivaloylacetanilide
couplers corresponding to the following formulae are suitable examples of
such couplers:
##STR13##
The colour couplers may be 4-equivalent couplers or 2-equivalent couplers.
The latter are derived from 4-equivalent couplers in that they carry, in
the coupling position, a substituent which is split off in the coupling
reaction. 2-Equivalent couplers include both colourless couplers and
couplers which have an intense colour of their own which disappears in the
process of colour coupling and may be replaced by the colour of the image
dye produced (masking couplers) as well as white couplers which give rise
to mainly colourless products in their reaction with colour developer
oxidation products. The 2-equivalent couplers also includes couplers which
carry in the coupling position a removable group which is released in the
reaction with colour developer oxidation products to give rise to a
particular desired photographic activity, e.g. as development inhibitor or
accelerator, either directly or after one or more further groups have been
split off from the group originally removed (e.g. DE-A27 03 145, DE-A-28
55 697, DE-A-31 05 026, DE-A-33 19 428). Examples of such 2-equivalent
couplers include the known DIR couplers as well as DAR and FAR couplers.
The following are examples of white couplers:
##STR14##
The following are examples of masking couplers:
##STR15##
DIR couplers which release development inhibitors of the azole series, such
as triazoles and benzotriazoles, are described in DE-A-2 414 006, 2 610
546, 2 659 417, 2 754 281, 2 726 180, 3 626 219, 3 630 564, 3 636 824, 3
644 416 and 2 842 063. Further advantages for colour reproduction, i.e.
colour separation and colour purity and for reproduction of detail, i.e.
sharpness and graininess, may be achieved with DIR couplers of the type
which, for example, release the development inhibitor not directly as a
result of the coupling reaction with an oxidized colour developer but only
after a secondary reaction, for example with a time control group.
Examples of such couplers are described in DE-A-28 55 697, 32 99 671, 38
18 231 and 35 18 797, EP-A-157 146 and 204 175, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,146,396
and 4,438,393 and GB-A-2 072 363.
DIR couplers releasing a development inhibitor which decomposes in the
development bath into products which are mainly photographically inactive
are described, for example, in DE-A-32 09 486 and in EP-A-167 168 and 219
713. The use of such couplers ensures trouble-free development and
constancy of processing.
When DIR couplers are used, especially those which release a readily
diffusible development inhibitor, improvements in the colour reproduction,
e.g. differentiated colour reproduction, may be achieved by suitable
measures in optical sensitization as described, for example, in EP-A,115
304, 167 173, GB-A-2 165 058, DE-A-3 700 419 and U.S. Pat. No. 4,707,436.
The DIR couplers may be added to any of a variety of layers in a
multi-layered photographic material, including, for example,
light-insensitive layers or interlayers but they are preferably added to
the light-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers, in which case the
characteristic properties of the silver halide emulsion, e.g. its iodide
content, the structure of the silver halide grains or the grain size
distribution, are of influence on the photographic properties obtained.
The influence of the released inhibitors may be limited, for example by
the incorporation of an inhibitor acceptor layer according to DE-A-24 31
223. It may be advantageous for reasons of reactivity or stability to use
a DIR coupler which couples to produce a different colour in the layer
into which it is introduced from the colour which is required to be
produced in this layer.
DAR and FAR couplers which release a development accelerator or a foggant
are particularly suitable for increasing the sensitivity, the contrast and
the maximum density. Compounds of this type are described, for example, in
DE-A-2 534 466, 3 209 110, 3 333 355, 3 410 616, 3 429 545 and 3 441 823,
in EP-A-89 834, 110 511, 118 087 and 147 765 and in U.S. Pat. Nos.
4,618,572 and 4,656,123.
For an example of the use of DAR couplers, see EP-A-193 389.
It may be advantageous to modify the effect of a photographically active
group released from a coupler by causing an inter-molecularly reaction to
take place between this group and another group after its release, in
accordance with DE-A-3 506 805.
The following are examples of DIR couplers:
##STR16##
Examples for DAR couplers are:
##STR17##
Since the DIR, DAR and FAR couplers are required mainly for the activity of
the group released in the coupling reaction and less for the colour
producing properties of these couplers, it is quite suitable to use DIR,
DAR or FAR couplers which give rise to mainly colourless products in the
coupling reaction (DE-A-1 547 640).
The group which is split off may be a ballast group so that the reaction
with colour developer oxidation products gives rise to coupling products
which are diffusible or at least have a weak, limited mobility (U.S. Pat.
No. 4,420,556).
The material may contain compounds other than couplers, for example
compounds capable of releasing a development inhibitor, a development
accelerator, a bleaching accelerator, a developer, a silver halide
solvent, a foggant or an antifoggant. Examples include the so-called DIR
hydroquinones and other compounds described, for example, in U.S. Pat.
Nos. 4,636,546, 4,345,024, 4,684,604 and DE-A-3 145 640, 2 515 213 and 2
447 079 and EP-A-198 438. These compounds fulfil the same function as DIR,
DAR or FAR couplers except that they do not give rise to coupling
products.
High molecular weight colour couplers are described, for example, in DE-C-1
297 417, DE-A-24 07 569, DE-A-31 48 125, DE-A-32 17 200 DE-A-33 20 079,
DE-A-33 24 932, DE-A-33 31 743, DE-A-33 40 376, EP-A-27 284 and U.S. Pat.
No. 4,080,211. The high molecular weight colour couplers are generally
prepared by the polymerisation of ethylenically unsaturated monomeric
colour couplers but they may also be obtained by polyaddition or
polycondensation.
The incorporation of couplers or other compounds in silver halide emulsion
layers may be carried out by first preparing a solution, dispersion or
emulsion of the particular compound and then adding this to the casting
solution for the layer in which it is to be incorporated. The choice of
suitable solvents or dispersing agents depends upon the solubility of the
compound.
Methods of introducing substantially water-insoluble compounds by grinding
or milling are described, for example, in DE-A-2 609 741 and DE-A-2 609
742.
Hydrophobic compounds may also be introduced into the casting solution by
means of high boiling solvents, so-called oil-formers. Suitable methods
are described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 2,322,027, U.S. Pat. No.
2,801,170, U.S. Pat. No. 2,801,171 and EP-A-0 043 037.
Oligomers or polymers, so-called polymeric oil formers, may be used instead
of high boiling solvents.
The compounds may also be introduced into the casting solution in the form
of charged latices; see, for example, DE-A-2 541 230, DE-A-2 541 274,
DE-A-2 835 856, EP-A-0 014 921 EP-A-0 069 671, EP-A-0 130 115 and U.S.
Pat. No. 4,291,113.
Anionic water-soluble compounds (e.g. dyes) may also be incorporated in a
diffusion fast form by means of cationic polymers, so-called mordanting
polymers.
Examples of suitable oil formers include phthalic acid alkyl esters,
phosphonic acid esters, phosphoric acid esters, citric acid esters,
benzoic acid esters, amides, fatty acid esters, trimesic acid esters,
alcohols, phenols, aniline derivatives and hydrocarbons.
The following are examples of suitable oil formers: Dibutylphthalate,
dicyclohexylphthalate, di-2-ethylhexylphthalate, decylphthalate,
triphenylphosphate, tricresylphosphate, 2-ethylhexyldiphenylphosphate,
tricyclohexylphosphate, tri-2-ethylhexylphosphate, tridecylphosphate,
tributoxyethylphosphate, trichloropropylphosphate,
di-2-ethylhexylphenylphosphate, 2-ethylhexylbenzoate, dodecylbenzoate,
2-ethylhexyl-p-hydroxybenzoate, diethyldodecanamine,
N-tetradecylpyrrolidone, isosterayl alcohol, 2,4-di-tert.-amylphenol,
dioctylacetate, glycerol tributyrate, isostearyllactate, trioctylcitrate,
N,N-dibutyl, 2-butoxy-5-tert-octylaniline, paraffin, dodecylbenzene and
diisopropylnaphthalene.
Each of the differently sensitized light-sensitive layers may consist of
one single layer or of two or more silver halide emulsion layers (DE-C-1
121 470). Red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layers are frequently
arranged closer to the layer support than green-sensitive silver halide
emulsion layers which in turn are arranged closer to the support than
blue-sensitive layers and a light-insensitive yellow filter layer is
generally placed between the green-sensitive layers and the blue-sensitive
layers.
If the intrinsic sensitivity of the green-sensitive or the red-sensitive
layers is sufficiently low, the yellow filter layer may be dispensed with
and other layer arrangements may be employed in which, for example, the
blue-sensitive layers are placed on the support, followed by the
red-sensitive layers and lastly the green-sensitive layers.
The light-insensitive interlayers generally placed between layers of
differing spectral sensitivities may contain substances which prevent
unwanted diffusion of developer oxidation products from one
light-sensitive layer into another light-sensitive layer of a different
spectral sensitization.
Suitable substances of this type, also known as scavengers or EOP
acceptors, are described in Research Disclosure 17643/1978, Chapter VII,
17 842/1979, pages 94-97 and 18 716/1979, page 650 and in EP-A-69 070, 98
072, 124 877 and 125 522 and in U.S. Pat. No. 463,226.
The following are examples of particularly suitable compounds:
##STR18##
Where several partial layers of the same spectral sensitisation are
present, these may differ from one another in their composition in
particular in the nature and quantity of the silver halide grains. The
partial layer which has the higher sensitivity is generally arranged
further away from the support than the partial layer of lower sensitivity.
Partial layers having the same spectral sensitization may be arranged
adjacent to one another or separated by other layers, e.g. layers of a
different spectral sensitization. Thus, for example, all highly sensitive
layers may be combined to form one layer packet and all layers of low
sensitivity may be combined into another layer packet (DE-A-1 958 709,
DE-A-2 530 645, DE-A-2 622 922).
The photographic material may also contain compounds which absorb UV light,
white toners, spacers, filter dyes, formalin acceptors, light-protective
agents, anti-oxidants, correction dyes and additives for improving the
stabilization of the dyes, the couplers and the whites and for reducing
the colour fog, etc.
Compounds which absorb UV light are required on the one hand to prevent the
image dyes from being bleached by daylight with a high UV content and on
the other hand to serve as filter dyes to absorb the UV light present in
daylight when the film is being exposed in order to improve the colour
reproduction of the film. Compounds with different structures are normally
used for these two different functions. Examples include aryl substituted
benzotriazole compounds (U.S. Pat. No. 3,533,794), 4-thiazolidone
compounds (U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,314,794 and 3,352,681), benzophenone compounds
(JP-A-2 784/71), cinnamic acid ester compounds (U.S. Pat. Nos. 3,705,805
and 3,707,375), butadiene compounds (U.S. Pat. No. 4,045,229) and
benzoxazole compounds (U.S. Pat. No. 3,700,455). The following are
examples of particularly suitable compounds:
##STR19##
Ultraviolet absorbent couplers (such as cyan couplers of the
.alpha.-naphthol series) and ultraviolet absorbent polymers may also be
used. These ultraviolet absorbents may be fixed in a particular layer by
mordanting.
Filter dyes suitable for visible light include oxonole dyes, hemioxonole
dyes, styryl dyes, merocyanine dyes, cyanine dyes and azo dyes. Among
these, oxonole dyes, hemioxonole dyes and merocyanine dyes are
particularly suitable.
Suitable white tones are described e.g. in Research Disclosure, December
1978, pages 22 seq, Report No. 17643, Chapter V, in U.S. Pat. Nos.
2,632,701 and 3,269,840 and in GB-A-852 075 and 1 319 763.
Certain layers of binders, in particular the layer furthest removed from
the support but occasionally also interlayers, especially if they are
furthest removed from the support during the preparation of the material,
may contain photographically inert particles of an inorganic or organic
nature, e.g. as matting agents or as spacers (DE-A-3 331 542, DE-A-3 424
893, Research Disclosure December 1978, pages 22 et seq. Report No. 17643.
Chapter XVI).
The average particle diameter of the spacers is mainly in the range of from
0.2 to 10 .mu.m. The spacers are insoluble in water and may be either
soluble or insoluble in alkalies, those which are soluble in alkalies
being generally removed from the photographic material in the alkaline
development bath. Examples of suitable polymers include
polymethylmethacrylate, copolymers of acrylic acid and methylmethacrylate
and hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose hexahydrophthalate.
The following are examples of suitable formalin acceptors:
##STR20##
Additives for improving the stability of the dyes, the couplers and the
whites and for reducing the colour fog (Research Disclosure 17643/1978
Chapter VII) may belong to the following chemical classes of compounds:
Hydroquinones, 6-hydroxychromans, 5-hydroxycoumarans, spirochromans,
spiroindans, p-alkoxyphenols, sterically hindered phenols, gallic acid
derivatives, ethylene dihydroxybenzenes, aminophenols, sterically hindered
amines, derivatives containing esterified or etherified phenolic hydroxyl
groups, and metal complexes.
Compounds containing both a sterically hindered amine partial structure and
a sterically hindered phenol partial structure in one molecule (U.S. Pat.
No. 4,268,593) are particularly effective in preventing the impairment
(deterioration or degradation of yellow coupler images as a result of
exposure to heat, moisture or light. Spiroindans (JP-A-159 644/81) and
chromans substituted by hydroquinone diethers or monoethers (JP-A-89
835/80) are particularly effective in preventing any impairment
(deterioration or degradation) of magenta colour images in particular
impairment (deterioration or degradation) caused by the action of light.
The following are examples of particularly suitable compounds:
##STR21##
as well as the compounds mentioned as EOP acceptors.
The layers of the photographic material may be hardened with conventional
hardeners. Examples of suitable hardeners include formaldehyde,
glutaraldehyde and similar aldehyde compounds, diacetyl, cyclopentadione
and similar ketone compounds, bis-(2-chloroethylurea), 2-hydroxy-4
6-dichloro-1,3,5-triazine and other compounds containing reactive halogen
(U.S. Pat. No. 3,288,775, U.S. Pat. No. 2,732,303, GB-A-974 723 and GB-A-1
167 207), divinylsulphone compounds,
5-acetyl-1,3-diacryloyl-hexahydro-1,3,5-triazine and other compounds
containing a reactive olefine bond (U.S. Pat. No. 3,635,718, U.S. Pat. No.
3,232,763 and GB-A-994 869); N-hydroxymethylphthalimide and other
N-methylol compounds (U.S. Pat. No. 2,732,316 and U.S. Pat. No.
2,586,168); isocyanates (U.S. Pat. No. 3,103,437); aziridine compounds
(U.S. Pat. No. 3,017,280 and U.S. Pat. No. 2,983,611); acid derivatives
(U.S. Pat. No. 2,725,294 and U.S. Pat. No. 2,725,295); compounds of the
carbodiimide type (U.S. Pat. No. 3,100,704); carbamoyl pyridinium salts
(DE-A-2 225 230 and DE-A-2 439 551); carbamoyloxypyridinium compounds
(DE-A-2 408 814); compounds containing a phosphorus-halogen bond (JP-A-113
929/83); N-carbonyloximide compounds (JP-A-43353/81); N-sulphonyloximido
compounds (U.S. Pat. No. 4,111,926) dihydroquinoline compounds (U.S. Pat.
No. 4,013,468): 2-sulphonyloxypyridinium salts (JP-A-110 762/81);
formamidinium salts (EP-A-0 162 308): compounds containing two or more
N-acyloximino groups (U.S. Pat. No. 4,052,373); epoxy compounds (U.S. Pat.
No. 3,091,537); compounds of the isoxazole type (U.S. Pat. No. 3,321,313
and U.S. Pat. No. 3,543,292); halogen carboxyaldehydes such as mucochloric
acid dioxane derivatives such as dihydroxydioxane and dichlorodioxane; and
inorganic hardeners such as chrome alum and zirconium sulphate.
Hardening may be brought about in known manner by adding the hardener to
the casting solution for the layer which is to be hardened or by coating
the layer which is to be hardened with a layer containing a diffusible
hardener.
The classes of hardeners mentioned above include slow acting and quick
acting hardeners as well as so-called instant hardeners, which are
particularly advantageous. Instant hardeners are compounds which bring
about cross-linking of suitable binders at such a rate that hardening is
sufficiently completed immediately after casting or at the latest after 24
hours, preferably after not more than 8 hours, to prevent any further
change in the sensitometry or swelling of the combination of layers due to
cross-linking. Swelling is the difference between the wet layer thickness
and the dry layer thickness of a film which is processed under aqueous
conditions (Photogr. Sci., Eng. 8 (1964), 275; Photogr. Sci. Eng. (1972),
449).
These hardeners which react very rapidly with gelatine may be, for example,
carbamoyl pyridinium salts which are capable of reacting with free
carboxyl groups of gelatine so that the latter react with free amino
groups of gelatine to form peptide bonds and bring about cross-linking of
the gelatine.
Suitable examples of instant hardeners include compounds corresponding to
the following general formulae:
##STR22##
wherein R.sub.1 denotes alkyl, aryl or aralkyl,
R.sub.2 has the same meaning as R.sub.1 or denotes alkylene, arylene,
aralkylene or alkaralkylene and the second bond is attached to a group
corresponding to the following formula
##STR23##
or R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 together denote the atoms required for completing
an optionally substituted heterocyclic ring, for example a piperidine,
piperazine or morpholine ring which may be substituted e.g. by C.sub.1
-C.sub.3 -alkyl or by halogen,
R.sub.3 denotes hydrogen, alkyl, aryl, alkoxy, NR.sub.4 --COR.sub.5,
(CH.sub.2).sub.m --NR.sub.8 R.sub.9, (CH.sub.2).sub.n --CONR.sub.13
R.sub.14 or (CH.sub.2).sub.p --CH--Y--R.sub.16
##STR24##
or a bridging member or a direct link to a polymer chain, and R.sub.4,
R.sub.6, R.sub.7, R.sub.9, R.sub.14, R.sub.15, R.sub.17, R.sub.18 and
R.sub.19 denote hydrogen or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl,
R.sub.5 denotes hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or NR.sub.6 R.sub.7,
R.sub.8 denotes COR.sub.10,
R.sub.10 denotes NR.sub.11 R.sub.12,
R.sub.11 denotes C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or aryl, in particular phenyl,
R.sub.12 denotes hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or aryl, in particular
phenyl,
R.sub.13 denotes hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl or aryl in particular
phenyl,
R.sub.16 denotes hydrogen, C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 -alkyl, COR.sub.18 or
CONHR.sub.19,
m denotes a number from 1 to 3,
n denotes a number from 0 to 3,
p denotes a number from 2 to 3 and
Y denotes 0 or NR.sub.17 or
R.sub.13 and R.sub.14 together denote the atoms required for completing an
optionally substituted heterocyclic ring, for example a piperidine,
piperazine or morpholine ring, which ring may be substituted, e.g. by
C.sub.1 -C.sub.3 -alkyl or by halogen,
Z denotes the carbon atoms required for completing a 5-membered or
6-membered aromatic heterocyclic ring, optionally with a condensed benzene
ring attached, and
X.sup..crclbar. denotes an anion, which is absent if an anionic group is
already linked to the remainder of the molecule;
##STR25##
wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and X.sup..crclbar. have the meanings
given for formula (a).
Some hardeners are diffusible and exert the same hardening action on all
the layers within a combination of layers. Other hardeners, including both
low molecular weight and high molecular weight hardeners, are
non-diffusible and limited in their action to a particular layer. These
may be used to effect particularly high cross-linking of individual
layers, e.g. the protective layer. This is important if the silver halide
layer undergoes less hardening owing to the increase in silver covering
power and the mechanical properties are required to be improved by the
protective layer (EP-A-0 114 699).
Colour photographic negative materials are generally processed by
development, bleaching, fixing and washing or by development, bleaching
and stabilization not followed by washing, the stages of bleaching and
fixing being optionally combined as a single step of the process. The
colour developer compounds used may be any developer compounds which are
capable, in the form of their oxidation products, of reacting with colour
couplers to form azomethine or indophenol dyes. Suitable colour developer
compounds include aromatic compounds of the p-phenylenediamine series
containing at least one primary amino group; for example,
N,N-dialkyl-p-phenylenediamines such as N,N-diethyl-p-phenylenediamine,
1-(N-ethyl-N-methane-sulphonamidoethyl)-3-methyl-p-phenylenediamine,
1-(N-ethyl-N-hydroxyethyl)-3-methyl-p-phenylenediamine and
1-(N-ethyl-N-methoxyethyl)-3-methyl-p-phenylenediamine. Other suitable
colour developers are described, for example, in J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 73,
3106 (1951) and by G. Haist in Modern Photographic Processing, 1979, John
Wiley and Sons, New York, pages 545 et seq.
Colour development may be followed by an acid short stop bath or washing.
The material is normally bleached and fixed immediately after colour
development. The bleaching agents used may be, for example, Fe(III) salts
and Fe(III) complex salts such as ferricyanides, dichromates or
water-soluble cobalt complexes. Iron-(III) complexes of
aminopolycarboxylic acids are particularly preferred, especially, for
example, the complexes of ethylenediaminotetracetic acid,
propylenediaminotetracetic acid, diethylenetriaminopentacetic acid,
nitrilotriacetic acid, iminodiacetic acid,
N-hydroxyethyl-ethylenediaminotriacetic acid and alkyliminodicarboxylic
acids and the complexes of corresponding phosphonic acids. Persulphates
are also suitable bleaching agents.
The bleach fixing or fixing bath is generally followed by washing which is
carried out as a counterflow washing or may be carried out in several
tanks with their separate water supplies.
Advantageous results may also be obtained by following this treatment with
a final bath containing little or no formaldehyde.
Washing with water may, however, be replaced by a stabilizing bath, which
is generally carried out in countercurrent. When formaldehyde is added,
this stabilizing bath also takes over the function of a final bath.
EXAMPLES
LAYER EXAMPLE 1
The layers described below were applied in the sequence given to a
transparent layer support of cellulose triacetate.
The quantities are based on 1 m.sup.2. The quantities silver halide applied
are given in terms of the equivalent quantities of AgNO.sub.3.
The cyan correction dyes are added in the form of the above-described
emulsions of casting solutions for the antihalation layer.
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1st Layer (= antihalation layer)
0.3 g/m.sup.2
of black colloidal silver,
1.4 g/m.sup.2
of gelatine
0.03 g/m.sup.2
of cyan correction dye as indicated
0.05 g/m.sup.2
of 2,5-di-t-pentadecyl hydroquinone
0.03 g/m.sup.2
of diethyllauramide
0.08 g/m.sup.2
of tricresylphosphate
2nd Layer (= light-sensitive silver halide layer)
3.0 g of AgNO.sub.3 per m.sup.2 of a spectrally red-sensitized
Ag(Br/I) emulsion containing
6.5 mol-% of iodide and having
an average grain diameter of
0.6 .mu.m, stabilized with 0.5 g
of 4-hydroxy-6-methyl-1,3,3a,7-
tetra-azaindene per 100 g of
AgNO.sub.3
2.0 g/m.sup.2
of gelatine
0.85 g/m.sup.2
of colourless coupler BG 30
0.82 g/m.sup.2
of tricresylphosphate
3rd Layer (hardening and protective layer)
1.0 g/m.sup.2
of gelatine
0.3 g/m.sup.2
of hardener H1.
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The following cyan correction dyes were used in the 1st layer:
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Layer arrangement
Dye
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1a (Comparison)
##STR26##
1b (Comparison)
##STR27##
1c (Invention)
##STR28##
1d (Invention)
##STR29##
1e (Invention)
##STR30##
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##STR31##
From each of the emulsions 1a to 1e to be cast,
A: one sample was first stored (unexposed) under normal atmospheric
conditions (50% relative humidity, 20.degree. C.) and then exposed,
B: one sample was first exposed and then stored under the aforesaid normal
atmospheric conditions,
C: one sample was first stored (unexposed) under moist warm conditions (at
90% relative humidity, 35.degree. C.) and then exposed and
D: one sample was first exposed and then stored under the aforesaid moist,
warm atmospheric conditions.
The storage time was 14 days and exposure was carried out with white light
behind a grey step wedge, exposure time=1/100 sec.
After this treatment (exposure, storage), the sample were processed by the
colour negative process described below:
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Colour development
3 min 15 sec
38.0.degree. C.
Bleaching 4 min 20 sec
38.0.degree. C.
Washing 1 min 05 sec
38.0.degree. C.
Fixing 4 min 20 sec
38.0.degree. C.
Washing 3 min 15 sec
38.0.degree. C.
Stabilization 1 min 05 sec
24.0.degree. C.
Drying <43.degree. C.
17 min 20 sec
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The colour development, bleaching, fixing and stabilization baths had the
compositions shown below. The quantities given are based on 1000 ml.
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Colour development bath:
Sodium tripolyphosphate 2.0 g
Sodium sulphite (anhydrous)
2.0 g
Sodium bicarbonate 8.0 g
Potassium or sodium hydrogen sulphate
7.0 g
Potassium bromide 1.8 g
Potassium or sodium carbonate(anhydrous)
30.0 g
Hydroxylamine sulphate 3.0 g
N.sup.1 -Ethyl-N.sup.1 -(2-hydroxyethyl)-3-methyl
2.6 g
1,4-phenylene-diammonium sulphate
(monohydrate) = CD 4
Water, to make up to 1000 ml
pH = 10.2
Bleaching bath:
Ethylene diaminotetracetic acid
100.0 g
(sodium-iron salt)
Potassium bromide 50.0 g
20% Ammonia solution 6.0 g
Water to make up to 1000 ml
pH = 5.9 to 6.1
Fixing bath:
Ammonium thiosulphate 120.0 g
Sodium sulphite (anhydrous)
20.0 g
Potassium metabisulphite (crystalline)
20.0 g
Water to make up to 1000 ml
Stabilizing bath:
Sulphosuccinic acid di-n-octyl ester
10.0 ml
(10% solution)
Formalin 35-37% 6.0 ml
Water to make up to 1000 ml.
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The results in terms of the sensitometric data measured behind a red filter
(cyan maximum colour density and sensitivity) are summarized in the
following Table.
TABLE 1
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Results of Layer example 1
Storage under normal atmospheric conditions
Moist, warm storage
(50% r.H., 20.degree. C.) (90% r.H., 35.degree. C.)
A: Exposure B: Exposure
Difference
C: Exposure
D: Exposure
Difference
after storage
before storage
(A-B) after storage
before storage
(C-D)
Sample
Sensitivity
Sensitivity
Sensi- Sensitivity
Sensitivity
Sensi-
No. (DIN) D.sub.max
(DIN) D.sub.max
tivity
D.sub.max
(DIN) D.sub.max
(DIN) D.sub.max
tivity
D.sub.max
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1a 23.8 2.67
23.2 2.60
-0.6
-0.07
23.4 2.62
20.6 1.73
-2.8
-0.89
1b 23.6 2.63
22.9 2.59
-0.7
-0.04
23.4 2.60
20.4 1.59
-3.0
-1.01
1c 23.7 2.65
23.6 2.64
-0.1
-0.01
23.5 2.65
23.2 2.60
-0.3
-0.05
1d 23.8 2.69
23.6 2.67
-0.2
-0.02
23.3 2.66
22.9 2.59
-0.4
-0.07
1e 23.7 2.68
23.5 2.66
-0.2
-0.02
23.4 2.66
23.0 2.60
-0.4
-0.06
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Formulae of the substances used in Layer example 1:
Colourless coupler BG 30
##STR32##
LAYER EXAMPLE 2
The layers described below were applied in the sequence given here to a
transparent layer support of cellulose triacetate.
The quantities are based on 1 m.sup.2. The quantities of silver halide
applied are given in terms of the equivalent quantities of AgNO.sub.3.
All the silver halide emulsions were chemically sulphur and gold ripened to
maximum light sensitivity and stabilized with 0.4 g of
4-hydroxy-6-methyl-1,3,3a,7-tetraazaindene per 100 g of AgNO.sub.3.
LAYER ARRANGEMENTS 2a-2e
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1st Layer (Antihalation layer)
0.25 g/m.sup.2
of black colloidal silver
1.3 g/m.sup.2
gelatine
0.025 g/m.sup.2
of cyan correction dye as indicated
0.4 g/m.sup.2
of UV absorbent UV 1
0.05 g/m.sup.2
of tricresylphosphate
0.03 g/m.sup.2
of dibutylphthalate
2nd Layer (Micrate interlayer)
0.25 g of AgNO.sub.3 of a Micrate-Ag (Br,I) emulsion:
average grain diameter = 0.07 .mu.m, 0.5 mol-%
iodide
1.0 g/m.sup.2
of gelatine
0.05 g/m.sup.2
of coloured coupler RM
0.10 g/m.sup.2
of tricresylphosphate
3rd Layer (layer with low red sensitivity)
2.8 g/m.sup.2
of AgNO.sub.3 of a spectrally red sensitized Ag(Br,I)
emulsion, 4.5 mol-% iodide, average grain
diameter = 0.45 .mu.m
1.8 g/m.sup.2
of gelatine
0.6 g/m.sup.2
of colourless coupler BG 32
0.03 g/m.sup.2
of DIR coupler DIR-25
0.04 g/m.sup.2
of coloured coupler RM
0.36 g/m.sup.2
of tricresylphosphate
0.16 g/m.sup.2
of dibutylphthalate
4th Layer (layer with high red sensitivity)
2.4 g/m.sup.2
of AgNO.sub.3 of a spectrally red sensitized Ag
(Br,I) emulsion, 8.0 mol-% iodide, average
grain diameter = 0.8 .mu.m
1.5 g/m.sup.2
of gelatine
0.12 g/m.sup.2
of colourless coupler BG 33
0.02 g/m.sup.2
of coloured coupler RM
0.01 g/m.sup.2
of tricresylphosphate
0.08 g/m.sup.2
of dibutylphosphate
5th Layer (separating layer)
0.8 g/m.sup.2
of gelatine
0.05 g/m.sup.2
of 2,5-di-t-pentadecyl hydroquinone
0.05 g/m.sup.2
of tricresylphosphate
0.05 g/m.sup.2
of dibutylphthalate
6th Layer (layer with low green sensitivity)
1.8 g/m.sup.2
of AgNO.sub.3 of a spectrally green sensitized Ag
(Br,I) emulsion, 5.2 mol-% iodide, average
grain diameter = 0.45 .mu.m,
1.2 g/m.sup.2
of gelatine
0.52 g/m.sup.2
of colourless coupler PP 24
0.06 g/m.sup.2
of DIR coupler DIR-25
0.15 g/m.sup.2
of coloured coupler YM
0.6 g/m.sup.2
of tricresylphosphate
7th Layer (layer with high green sensitivity)
2.0 g/m.sup.2
of AgNO.sub.3 of a spectrally green sensitized Ag
(Br,I) emulsion, 8.5 mol-% iodide, average
grain diameter 0.84 .mu.m,
1.3 g/m.sup.2
of gelatine
0.14 g/m.sup.2
of colourless coupler PP 2
0.04 g/m.sup.2
of coloured coupler YM
0.20 g/m.sup.2
of tricresylphosphate
8th Layer (yellow filter layer)
0.04 g/m.sup.2
of yellow colloidal silver, passivated with
6 mg of 1-phenyl-5-mercaptotetrazole/g of Ag
0.8 g/m.sup.2
of gelatine
0.15 g/m.sup.2
of 2,5-di-t-pentadecylhydroquinone
0.2 g/m.sup.2
of tricresylphosphate
9th Layer (layer with low blue sensitivity)
0.65 g/m.sup.2
of AgNO.sub.3 of a spectrally blue sensitized Ag
(Br,I) emulsion, 4.9 mol-% iodide, average
grain diameter = 0.40 .mu.m
1.0 g/m.sup.2
of gelatine
0.75 g/m.sup.2
of colourless coupler GB 24
0.20 g/m.sup.2
of DIR coupler DIR-26
0.10 g/m.sup.2
of DIR coupler DIR-25
0.30 g/m.sup.2
of tricresylphosphate
0.25 g/m.sup.2
of poly-ethylacrylate
10th Layer (layer with high blue sensitivity)
1.05 g/m.sup.2
of AgNO.sub.3 of a spectrally blue sensitized Ag
(Br,I) emulsion, 9.0 mol-% iodide, average
grain diameter = 0.9 .mu.m
0.8 g/m.sup.2
of gelatine
0.25 g/m.sup.2
of colourless coupler GB 24
0.15 g/m.sup.2
of tricresylphosphate
0.15 g/m.sup.2
of polyethylacrylate
11th Layer (protective layer)
1.5 g/m.sup.2
of gelatine
0.1 g/m.sup.2
of UV absorbent UV 1
0.2 g/m.sup.2
of UV absorbent UV 2
0.02 g/m.sup.2
of tricresylphosphate
0.02 g/m.sup.2
of dibutylphthalate
12th Layer (hardening protective layer)
0.5 g/m.sup.2
of AgNO.sub.3 of a Micrate-Ag(Br,I) emulsion,
average grain diameter = 0.07 .mu.m, 0.5 mol-%
iodide,
1.2 g/m.sup.2
of gelatine
0.4 g/m.sup.2
of hardener (H2)
1.0 g/m.sup.2
of formaldehyde acceptor (F)
0.25 g/m.sup.2
of polymethacrylate particles, average diameter
1.5 .mu.m.
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The same cyan correction dyes are used in the first layer (antihalation
layer) as in Layer example 1.
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Layer arrangement No.
Dye
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2a VF-1 Comparison
2b VF-2 comparison
2c F-1 invention
2d F-3 invention
2e F-2 invention
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Formulae of substances used in Layer example 2:
UV Absorbent UV 1
##STR33##
Coloured Coupler RM
##STR34##
Colourless Coupler BG32
##STR35##
Colourless Coupler BG 33
##STR36##
Colourless Coupler PP 24
##STR37##
Colourless Coupler PP 2
##STR38##
Coloured Coupler YM
##STR39##
Colourless Coupler GB 24
##STR40##
DIR Coupler DIR 25
##STR41##
DIR Coupler DIR 26
##STR42##
Hardener H2
##STR43##
Formaldehyde Acceptor (F)
##STR44##
TABLE 2
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Results of Layer example 2
Storage under normal atmospheric
conditions (50% r.H., 20.degree. C.)
Moist, warm storage (90% r.H., 35.degree.
C.)
Exposure
Exposure Exposure
Exposure
Sample after storage
before storage
Difference
after storage
before storage
Difference
No. A: D.sub.max
B: D.sub.max
(A-B) C: D.sub.max
D: D.sub.max
(C-D)
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Comparison
2a 2.45 2.36 -0.09 2.42 1.80 -0.62
2b 2.48 2.42 -0.06 2.40 1.72 -0.68
Invention
2c 2.44 2.41 -0.03 2.42 2.34 -0.08
2d 2.46 2.41 -0.05 2.41 2.34 -0.07
2e 2.47 2.42 -0.05 2.45 2.36 -0.09
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The Examples clearly show that the cyan correction dyes according to the
invention effectively reduce the reduction in sensitivity and in maximum
density during storage of the exposed photographic material under tropical
conditions. Oxidative destruction of the latent image nuclei thus no
longer takes place.
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